Mike Klinkenborg, born January 19, 1985, is a starting middle linebacker for the University of Iowa Hawkeyes football team. Born and raised in a farm near Rock Rapids, Iowa, Klinkenborg is an elementary education major at Iowa and has 145 career tackles. His 129 tackles in 2006 were second-best in the Big Ten. Klinkenborg will be married to his high school sweetheart Whitney Bruns on June 6, 2008.